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Congress Releases First List of 284 Candidates for West Bengal Assembly Polls.
The Congress Party finalized 284 candidates after screening 2,500 applications, aiming to contest all 294 West Bengal seats independently in the upcoming assembly polls.
- On Sunday, The Congress Party announced its candidates for 284 seats in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
- The final list was approved in Delhi on Saturday after the Central Election Committee meeting reviewed around 2500 applications for the 294 seats.
- Senior leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will contest the Baharampur Assembly constituency, while former MP Mausam Noor is nominated from Malatipur.
- AICC leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir stated the party is "fully prepared to contest all 294 seats independently" following extensive screening and consultations.
- Voting for the West Bengal Assembly occurs in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with results announced May 4; the Congress and Left Front secured zero seats in 2021.
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Congress Releases First List Of 284 Candidates For 2026 Bengal Polls
The announcement of candidates came a day after top Congress leaders held detailed deliberations on the list for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during the meeting of the Central Election Committee.
·New Delhi, India
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The Congress party has announced candidates for 284 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The party has increased its focus on traditional strongholds like Malda-Murshidabad by fielding Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and Mausam Noor from Malatipur.
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